Meta-analysis of field experiments shows no change in racial discrimination in hiring over time

被引:480
作者
Quillian, Lincoln [1 ,2 ]
Pager, Devah [3 ,4 ]
Hexel, Ole [1 ,5 ]
Midtboen, Arnfinn H. [6 ]
机构
[1] Northwestern Univ, Dept Sociol, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
[2] Northwestern Univ, Inst Policy Res, Evanston, IL 60208 USA
[3] Harvard Univ, Dept Sociol, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[4] Harvard Univ, Kennedy Sch Govt, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[5] CNRS, Observ Sociol Changement OSC, Sci Po, F-75007 Paris, France
[6] Inst Social Res, N-0208 Oslo, Norway
关键词
discrimination; labor markets; field experiments; race; ethnicity; LABOR-MARKET; PREJUDICE; RACE;
D O I
10.1073/pnas.1706255114
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
070301 [无机化学]; 070403 [天体物理学]; 070507 [自然资源与国土空间规划学]; 090105 [作物生产系统与生态工程];
摘要
This study investigates change over time in the level of hiring discrimination in US labor markets. We perform a meta-analysis of every available field experiment of hiring discrimination against African Americans or Latinos (n = 28). Together, these studies represent 55,842 applications submitted for 26,326 positions. We focus on trends since 1989 (n = 24 studies), when field experiments became more common and improved methodologically. Since 1989, whites receive on average 36% more callbacks than African Americans, and 24% more callbacks than Latinos. We observe no change in the level of hiring discrimination against African Americans over the past 25 years, although we find modest evidence of a decline in discrimination against Latinos. Accounting for applicant education, applicant gender, study method, occupational groups, and local labor market conditions does little to alter this result. Contrary to claims of declining discrimination in American society, our estimates suggest that levels of discrimination remain largely unchanged, at least at the point of hire.
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页码:10870 / 10875
页数:6
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